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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Tvworks, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Bulkowski, Berkeley, CA (US);
Carolyn Wales, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sam Hsu, Fremont, CA (US);
James Helman, San Carlos, CA (US);
Joseph Decker, San Jose, CA (US);
Brock Wagenaar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark Vickers, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
TVWorks, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/02 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04J 3/04 (2006.01); H04J 3/22 (2006.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/434 (2011.01); H04J 3/12 (2006.01); H04L 25/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01); H04N 9/82 (2006.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/654 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8547 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01); H04N 21/4385 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/23602 (2013.01); H04J 3/047 (2013.01); H04J 3/0685 (2013.01); H04N 21/4344 (2013.01); H04N 21/4341 (2013.01); H04J 3/12 (2013.01); H04L 25/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 7/088 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 9/8205 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/654 (2013.01); H04N 21/8126 (2013.01); H04N 21/8547 (2013.01); H04N 21/858 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01); H04N 21/4385 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus that addresses and resolves the issues currently affecting the ability to offer Enhanced TV, in particular, those issues concerning timing and synchronization, interaction with other modules in the STB, and distribution.